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How you should use Tesco Connect for?
How you should use
▪ Check forecast changes daily so you can respond where needed
▪ Help plan & secure your transport using truck forecasts
▪ Use 7 day forecast to check what Tesco will order versus what stock you will have available. If short work
to get additional stock
▪ Advise Tesco contact on big shortages versus order forecast and any strange forecasts you see
▪ Use 8 -21 days forecast to get a 'guide' on the raw store demand Tesco needs
▪ Use to help understand Tesco ordering patterns for your products
▪ The forecasted orders on Tesco Connect are just that - forecasts, and should be treated as such.
Benefits
▪ Easy to access with one single sign on
▪ Secure
▪ Giving supplier an visibility for their forecast order
▪ Pro-active management of supply chain to improve availability and improve supplier service level
▪ Order variability - react quickly to order variability driven by many factors which vary day to day
▪ No surprises!
▪ More deliveries on time due to better visibility of orders means suppliers are able to plan better
▪ Work by exceptions management - act where important
▪ Plan & secure your transportation - especially around busy periods
▪ Better conversations with Tesco colleagues